NBA-Highlights of Monday's NBA games

April 11 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Monday's National Basketball Association games Cavaliers 109, Hawks 94 The road to the Eastern Conference title officially goes through Cleveland. LeBron James scored 19 of his 34 points in the third quarter, and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Atlanta Hawks 109-94 Monday to clinch home-court advantage throughout the Eastern Conference playoffs. James dominated the game, playing 32 of the first 36 minutes before sitting out the fourth quarter. He shot 13-for-16 and staked the Cavs (57-24) to a 90-75 lead before Kyrie Irving took over in the fourth. Magic 107, Bucks 98 Ersan Ilyasova scored 22 points and grabbed six rebounds to lead the Orlando Magic to a 107-98 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks Monday night at the Amway Center. The Magic (35-46) led from start to finish in their final home game of the season. The Bucks (33-48) will close the season Wednesday against the Indiana Pacers. Hornets 114, Celtics 100 Jeremy Lin turned Asian-American Night at TD Garden into a night of his own. The former Harvard star ran wild during the second quarter, scoring 19 of his 25 points in the second quarter, 17 of them during a 31-3 explosion that led his Charlotte Hornets to a 114-100 rout of the Boston Celtics on Monday in an important game for playoff seeding in the Eastern Conference. Wizards 120, Nets 111 Ramon Sessions collected 21 points and 12 assists in three quarters as the Washington Wizards blew an early 20-point lead before pulling out a 120-111 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night. Starting for the fourth consecutive game in place of star point guard John Wall (sore right knee), Sessions recorded his third double-double of the season, which all have occurred during the past week. He made his first five shots and finished 7-for-10. Bulls 121, Pelicans 116 Playing point guard for most of the game, Jimmy Butler scored a team-high 23 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer from the right wing with 2:40 left, to lift the Chicago Bulls to a 121-116 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday night at the Smoothie king Center. Butler scored 12 points in the fourth quarter and led Chicago back from a 96-93 deficit. Butler, who had 11 assists, also hit a driving left-hand layup that gave Chicago a lead with 3:30 to play. Rockets 129, Timberwolves 105 Needing a win to keep their playoff hopes alive, the Houston Rockets did their part, emphatically. James Harden led all scorers with 34 points as the Rockets won their second game in a row, blasting past the Minnesota Timberwolves 129-105 on Monday. Thunder 112, Lakers 79 Kevin Durant scored 34 points and Russell Westbrook collected his 18th triple-double to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 112-79 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers Monday at the Chesapeake Energy Arena. Durant shot 11 of 18 from the field and 6 of 11 from behind the 3-point line. It was the 64th straight game Durant has scored at least 20 points. Mavericks 101, Jazz 92 Deron Williams scored 23 points, Dirk Nowitzki dropped in 22 and the Dallas Mavericks clinched at least the seventh spot in the Western Conference playoffs with a 101-92 win over the Utah Jazz on Monday. Wesley Matthews added 18 points for the Mavericks, who improved to 42-39 with a clutch win at Vivint Smart Home Arena. Kings 105, Suns 101 Seth Curry scored 20 points and added a career-high 15 assists, and a watered-down Sacramento Kings team held off a late rally to beat the Phoenix Suns 105-101 Monday. The Kings (33-48) played without five regulars -- resting DeMarcus Cousins, Darren Collison and Rajon Rondo along with the injured Omri Casspi (hamstring) and Marco Belinelli (foot).